Shanghai Literature and Art Translation Awards are initiated jointly by Shanghai Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Shanghai Writers’ Association, and Shanghai Translators Association under the guidance of the Publicity Department of the CPC Shanghai Committee. The Awards are designed to further boost the literary andartistictranslations in Shanghai, create a platform for cultural exchange and mutual understanding between China and foreign countries, promote publications of translation works that bring to light the beauty of civilization, particularly the “Shanghai Originals",and encourage and honor those who translate outstandingliterary and artisticworks, published, performed or broadcast in the city. The Awards are to be presented every three years in Shanghai.

The Awards are administeredby an organizing committee, under which there will be a panel of judgesand a supervisorygroup.

Guiding Principles

I.Types of Awards

The 1stShanghai Literature and Art Translation Awards will beonly presented to the translators who are alive at the time of theirnomination. The Awards will have TWOcategoriesof translation, i.e.:

Forthis category,“foreign language” only includesEnglish, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, and any other official language used in neighboring countries of China.

II.Criteria of Awards

1.The translation work whichpositively contributesto promoting the exchange of creative ideas and cultural integration among people from different countries.

2. The translation work whichconveysthe meaning and cultural elements of the original text faithfully and accurately,and meetsthe ethical and artistic standard in translation. Appropriate creativity in translation is encouraged.

3. The translation work of great artistic merit which exertsa positive social influence, especially among the target audience and society.

III.Conditions for Nomination

The eligible works tobe nominated for the Awards are those officially published, performed or broadcast for the first time between JANUARY 1, 2014 andDECEMBER 31, 2018.

1. The Organizing Committeeof the first Awards ONLYacceptsthe translation work nominatedby an organization. The requirement fornomination isas follows:

1.1 A literary translation work nominated by the publisher that publishesit;

1.2 A performing arts translation work nominated by the producer or performing organization that producesor stagesit; or

1.3 A translation work nominated by any otherrelevant authorityor organization.

All the nominated worksmust have officialcopyrights. Any such workthat is found to violate copyright protections will be removed from the Awards. In principle, one nomination may be submitted withup to THREEworks for each group. Eachnomination must be made upon approvaland authorizationby the relevant translator.

2. The literary work should be submitted in book form and must have been published and made publicly available in the market. The literary work so submitted is eligiblesubject to the date of itsfirst publication indicated on the copyright page. A workofperforming arts is eligiblesubject to the date of itsofficial debut. Any translation of which there is already an earlier version from the same language will not be accepted.

3. If a book of collection is submitted, the contents translated within three years before itsfirst publication date must comprise more than one-third of the totalcollection. For such anomination, a separate list is required,indicating the date of completion of each article. The list should bear the official seal of the nominator for confirmation purpose.

4. As a regional selection, the Organizing CommitteeONLYacceptsworksthat comply withone of the following articlesfor their eligibility:

4.1Literary or performing arts works published, performed or broadcast in Shanghai have been translated from Chinese into a foreign language and later published, performed or broadcast abroad.

4.2 Literary or performing arts works published, performed or broadcast abroad have been translated froma foreign languageinto Chinese and later published, performed or broadcast in Shanghai.

4.3Literary or performing arts works written by Shanghai writers orartists have been translated from Chineseinto a foreign language and later published, performed or broadcast abroad.

4.4 Chinese literary or performing arts works have been translatedby Shanghai translators and later published, performed or broadcast abroad.

4.5 Foreign literary or performing arts works have been translatedby Shanghai translators and later published, performed or broadcast in China.

1. Nominators should download the “NominationForm for the 1stShanghai Literature and Art Translation Awards” from the specified website, complete the form, and affix their official seals. The Nomination Form and other required materials must be provided both in electronic and physical versions.

2. Literary works should be submitted in book form, including 12 translation copies and 2 original versions. Performing arts works should be submitted in 12 translated or bilingual paper scripts, together with 12 video CDs. All nomination documents except the NominationForm should come with electronic version (PDF format) both in Chinese and the corresponding foreign language.

3. The electronic version of all the above nomination materials should be sent to the relevant e-mail address listed below by groups. The physical materials should be submitted by courier service. Please indicate the category and translation languageof the nomination on the package,e.g."Literature:Chinese-to-English” or "Performing Arts:English-to-Chinese".

E-mail:

Group A:Literature–from a foreign language to Chinese: shwyfyj01@163.com

Group B:Literature–from Chinese to a foreign language: shwyfyj02@163.com

Group C:Performing arts–from a foreign language to Chinese: shwyfyj03@163.com

Group D:Performing arts–from Chinese to a foreign language: shwyfyj04@163.com

4. The CLOSING DATEfor acceptanceis AUGUST31, 2020,i.e. the last date for delivery to the Awarding Office by the courier service.

V.For any enquiry, please contact:

No. 200, West Yan'an Road, Shanghai 200040

Awarding Office of Shanghai Literature and Art Translation Awards

Contact: Chen Lei,0086-139-1808-2819

The Organizing Committeeof the Awards reservesthe right of finalinterpretation of this Announcement. In case of any discrepancy between the Chinese version and the English version, the Chinese version shall prevail.